Million Dollar Corporations

Charlotte Mecklenburg's Million Dollar* Corporations 2003
Total 687

Order Million Dollar Corporation Listing

Charlotte is the center of the nation’s fifth largest urban region and home of many of the nation’s top firms.  Evidence of Charlotte’s position as a major corporate capital can be found in the 2003 Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Database listing of firms.  Of these 687 firms, 8 rank amongst the Fortune 500 list of largest national companies.  These operations rank Charlotte 5th in total number of headquartered Fortune 500 companies in the nation.  Another impressive indicator of Charlotte’s business strength is that 32 companies in this listing reported sales exceeding $1 billion.  

The diversity of these firms can be seen in the following chart.  The largest industry segments represented here are wholesale trade with 144 establishments and services with 133 establishments.  Wholesale’s top position supports Charlotte’s reputation as a major distribution center as was indicated in the 1997 economic census ranking it as the 6th largest wholesaling center in the United States.

Rank	Classification	# of Firms
1	Wholesale Trade	144
2	Services	133
3	Manufacturing	124
4	Construction	87
5	Finance, Insurance, Real Estate	78
6	Retail	78
7	Transportation, Comm., Utilities	43
	Total	687

Charlotte's importance as a business center doesn't stop with just these firms.  Additional Charlotte firms meet this listing's criteria in Mecklenburg County; however, because of data collection procedures these firms are not included in Dun & Bradstreet's listings.
*Includes businesses with $10 million or more in sales.

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Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
330 S. Tryon St., PO Box 32785
Charlotte, NC 28232
(704) 378-1300